Media Creation E (Design×Body?Environment)
Our surrounding environment is strongly influenced by technological progress. Putting aside the singularity, it even exerts its influence on our bodies. The key concept of this class is the evolution of computing and how it has changed the mechanisms of our communication. We will also get a general outline of different kinds of interaction design – in a broad sense – from engineering design to speculative design. We will also consider how our bodies and the environment will change due to the influence of two fields that can be considered different extremes of interaction design: bio-art and positive computing (well-being).
Lectures and in-class discussions
1st & 2nd Session: Explanation of the class and lecture on communication systems
3,4th Session: On communication systems
5,6th Session: Lecture and Discussion of Positive Computing (Hideyuki Ando)
7,8th Session: Bioart Lecture and Discussion (Shiho Fukuhara)
9,10th Session: Design x Body and Environment Discussion (Hideyuki Ando, Shiho Fukuhara) Speculative Design in the context of Design History
11,12th Session: History of Computing
13th,14th Session: Interaction Design, Interactive Art, Speculative Design
15th Session: Summary and Reflection